This is the first recording of Bruce Di Marsico to be released by his widow, Deborah Mendel. Bruce created the Option Method in 1970. In this live recording taped in New York in April 1973, he shares his Method and the philosophy behind it. Discover the real Bruce Di Marsico; not fictional, not mysterious nor elusive, but rather a most kind and gentle man. Bruce explains in his own words how this simple self-help tool can free us from our self-imposed suffering. He demonstrates through stories and real life examples, how what we believe creates what we feel. Bruce gently and clearly discusses his Option Method questions. He reveals how these questions can help us uncover and let go of the judgments and beliefs that seem to stand in the way of our happiness. Approx. 35 minutes.

Bruce Di Marsico Presents the Option Method

Bruce Di Marsico

Bruce M. Di Marsico

Health, Fitness & Dieting

dragonfly press

What role does choice play in our happiness or unhappiness? Do we indeed "choose" to be unhappy? This was the most common question asked by the Option students who gathered together at Bruce Di Marsico's home for this lecture recorded live in November of 1995, just a few weeks before he passed away. Bruce clarifies what he means by "choice". He explains to his students how our beliefs affect our happiness and unhappiness. Bruce explores the connection between our feelings and our beliefs and just what kind of judgments cause us to feel bad. He decribes how his Option Method takes your unhappiness from "that vague cloud of confusion and that which just happens to you" and breaks it down to "the real dynamics that cause your emotions....your beliefs and your judgements." As Bruce explains in this lecture--"Unhappiness happens in the dark, it happens in the half light of reason. The problem is that you think you know that you have to be unhappy. I suggest that it's questionable. What if what you are feeling is just the result of a belief you have?" In this lecture, his last before his death on December 4, 1995, Bruce shares with friends and students his kind understanding of human nature and happiness. Discover the root cause of your unhappiness through Bruce's profound insights. Approx. 90 minutes.

Is Happiness a Choice? The Option Method Philosophy

Deborah Mendel

<p>Bruce Di Marsico developed and created the Option Method over thirty-six years ago. The Option Method is a self help tool; a unique and very powerful way of questioning beliefs that allows for profound and instantaneous transformation. Unlock Your Happiness With Five Simple Questions The Option Method contains Bruce Di Marsico s most succinct work; writings that he had evolved and refined over the thirty years he shared his Option Method with us. In this book there is something for everyone, those who had the opportunity to know him and especially those who had not. It encapsulates his entire philosophy and is based on material he wrote near the end of his life. This book will not only help us individually to understand his Option Method and its principles, but provides a key tool in sharing Option with others. Whether exploring Option with friends or in ones own Option Method workshops or practice, this book is an invaluable guide. Bruce explains the philosophy behind his Option Method Questions. He shows us how our beliefs affect our happiness. He describes the difference between wanting and needing. He sheds new light on the myriad forms our unhappiness can take while at the same time removing its mysteries. Finally he reveals how ...we cannot be bad for ourselves . This compact book is simple, inspirational and challenging. Readers and students at all levels of Option study with have fun exploring Bruce s ideas in this book. This book was previously published under the title "The Principles and Philosophy of The Option Method"</p>

Unlock Your Happiness With Five Simple Questions The Option Method

The Option Method: The Myth of Unhappiness, Vol. 1 is the first of a three-volume set on the fundamental causes of unhappiness and the groundbreaking antidote in the form of this powerful self-help technique. Subtitled The Collected Works of Bruce Di Marsico on the Option Method and Attitude, the book explores happiness and unhappiness in 93 chapters such as Happiness Is Our Ultimate Desire, There Are No Obstacles to Happiness and The Nature of Choice. In this first volume Di Marsico provides an overview of the Option Method and the all-important attitude behind it. Step into the classroom with Bruce as he presents the foundation and framework for understanding his teachings and most importantly, ourselves. Bruce explains how our beliefs shape our emotions, the crucial difference between needing and wanting and the connection between our desires and our happiness. The goal of the volume can be summed up in Di Marsico s words: I want it to become second nature to you that you will never in your life see unhappiness without knowing that what you re seeing is a belief in action. Not something inevitable, not something determined by nature, but a choice. No one is unhappy unwillingly. The Option Method is based on the premise that happiness is our natural state and all unhappiness is based on the belief that we have to be unhappy. A precursor to new age personal growth and development tools, today the Option Method is practiced the world over. Bruce Di Marsico (1942-1995)left behind a rich legacy of his voluminous writings on the nature of happiness and unhappiness and his blueprint for achieving happiness through the Option Method. Until now, these writings were not widely available. Lovingly compiled by Di Marsico s widow, Deborah Mendel, with edits and commentary by Aryeh Nielsen. Foreword by Frank Mosca (author, Joywords)and contributions by Wendy Dolber(author, The Guru Next Door, A Teacher s Legacy), both trained by Di Marsico.

The Option Method: The Myth of Unhappiness. The Collected Works of Bruce Di Marsico on the Option Method & Attitude, Vol. 1

Self-Help

Happiness

Dialogues in Self Discovery

The Option Method: The Myth of Unhappiness, Vol. 2 is the second of a three-volume set subtitled The Collected Works of Bruce Di Marsico on The Option Method and Attitude. Following the introductory Volume 1, Volume 2 delves deeper into the nature of happiness and unhappiness in nine parts: Feelings, Beliefs and Desires; Emotions; What Moves Us; Motivation; Wanting, Doing and Knowing; Relationships; Believing Yourself; Forms of Unhappiness and Arguments Against Happiness. The book focuses on more intermediate Option Method concepts in 118 chapters such as Believing as a Biological Reality, Wanting to be Unhappy to the Right Degree, Beliefs are Known as the Truth and Pain and Unhappiness. The work continues to shine the light on the words of this remarkable man, who tells us Happiness is not hiding, nor is it elusive; it is the most present, most obvious reality. A powerful tool for happiness, The Option Method is based on the premise that happiness is our natural state and all unhappiness is based on the belief that we have to be unhappy. A precursor to new age personal growth and development tools, today The Option Method is practiced the world over. Bruce Di Marsico (1942-1995)left behind a rich legacy of his voluminous writings on the nature of happiness and unhappiness and his blueprint for achieving happiness through The Option Method. Until now, these writings were not widely available. Lovingly compiled by Di Marsico s widow, Deborah Mendel, with edits and commentary by Aryeh Nielsen, Option Method scholar. Foreword by Frank Mosca (author, Joywords)and contributions by Wendy Dolber (author, The Guru Next Door, A Teacher s Legacy), veteran teachers trained by Di Marsico.

The Option Method: The Myth of Unhappiness. The Collected Works of Bruce Di Marsico on the Option Method & Attitude, Vol. 2

The Option Method: The Myth of Unhappiness, Vol. 3 is the third of a three-volume set subtitled The Collected Works of Bruce Di Marsico on the Option Method and Attitude. Following the introductory and intermediate Volumes 1 and 2, Volume 3 delves deeper into the nature of happiness and unhappiness in nine parts: Behavior; Everyday Myths; The Great Myths; Happiness Without Reason; Enjoying Your Happiness; Option Mysticism; Practicing the Option Method; Stories and Meditations; and A Comprehensive Overview. The book focuses on advanced Option Method concepts in 117 chapters such as The Option View of Death; The Meaning of Life; and Happiness Is Now. In this volume Di Marsico gives us an in-depth lesson on the practice of The Option Method and invites us to lovingly question the beliefs behind our unhappiness. As Di Marsico says What I like to teach my students is that attitudes are bodily stances. They re the way we hold ourselves in the world. An attitude is a well-established set or pattern of behavior that reflects a well-established set or pattern of beliefs, because they ve long been believed in and never had any reason to be challenged or questioned. A powerful tool for happiness, The Option Method is based on the premise that happiness is our natural state and all unhappiness is based on the belief that we have to be unhappy. A precursor to new age personal growth and development tools, today The Option Method is practiced the world over. Bruce Di Marsico (1942-1995)left behind a rich legacy of his voluminous writings on the nature of happiness and unhappiness and his blueprint for achieving happiness through The Option Method. Until now, these writings were not widely available. Lovingly compiled by Di Marsico s widow, Deborah Mendel, with edits and commentary by Aryeh Nielsen. Foreword by Frank Mosca (author, Joywords)and contributions by Wendy Dolber (author, The Guru Next Door, A Teacher s Legacy), veteran teachers trained by Di Marsico.

The Option Method: The Myth of Unhappiness. The Collected Works of Bruce Di Marsico on the Option Method & Attitude, Vol. 3

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